Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionThe association between hyperlipidemia and its potential role as a risk factor for postoperative delirium (POD) remains unclear.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov to identify studies meeting the inclusion criteria. O...

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Main Authors: Li-quan Qiu, Jian-li Song, Li-cai Zhang, Bin Fan, Qiang Li, Bin Lu, Guan-yu Chen
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1544838/full
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author Li-quan Qiu
Jian-li Song
Li-cai Zhang
Bin Fan
Qiang Li
Bin Lu
Guan-yu Chen
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Jian-li Song
Li-cai Zhang
Bin Fan
Qiang Li
Bin Lu
Guan-yu Chen
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description IntroductionThe association between hyperlipidemia and its potential role as a risk factor for postoperative delirium (POD) remains unclear.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov to identify studies meeting the inclusion criteria. Outcomes of interest included comparisons of blood lipid levels between POD and non-POD (NPOD) patients, the association between hyperlipidemia and POD risk, and the predictive value of hyperlipidemia for POD.ResultsA total of nine studies involving 4,686 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled analysis revealed that hyperlipidemia was significantly associated with an increased risk of POD (OR = 1.47; 95% CI 1.13–1.91; P = 0.004;) compared to patients without hyperlipidemia. Patients with POD exhibited significantly higher levels of total cholesterol (TC) (weighted mean difference [WMD] = 0.31; 95% CI 0.03–0.59; P = 0.030), triglycerides (TG) (WMD = 0.37; 95% CI 0.03–0.71; P = 0.033), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (WMD = 0.09; 95% CI 0.01–0.17; P = 0.023) compared to NPOD patients. In contrast, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly lower in POD patients (WMD = −0.07; 95% CI −0.12 to −0.01; P = 0.026). Insufficient evidence was available to summarize the area under the curve (AUC) results.ConclusionsBlood lipid levels were significantly elevated in POD patients compared to NPOD patients. Hyperlipidemia was significantly associated with an increased risk of POD, highlighting its potential role as a risk factor.
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spelling doaj-art-05e1d7e6d7634d9092d72eaa7676665b2025-08-20T02:56:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience1663-43652025-03-011710.3389/fnagi.2025.15448381544838Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysisLi-quan QiuJian-li SongLi-cai ZhangBin FanQiang LiBin LuGuan-yu ChenIntroductionThe association between hyperlipidemia and its potential role as a risk factor for postoperative delirium (POD) remains unclear.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov to identify studies meeting the inclusion criteria. Outcomes of interest included comparisons of blood lipid levels between POD and non-POD (NPOD) patients, the association between hyperlipidemia and POD risk, and the predictive value of hyperlipidemia for POD.ResultsA total of nine studies involving 4,686 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled analysis revealed that hyperlipidemia was significantly associated with an increased risk of POD (OR = 1.47; 95% CI 1.13–1.91; P = 0.004;) compared to patients without hyperlipidemia. Patients with POD exhibited significantly higher levels of total cholesterol (TC) (weighted mean difference [WMD] = 0.31; 95% CI 0.03–0.59; P = 0.030), triglycerides (TG) (WMD = 0.37; 95% CI 0.03–0.71; P = 0.033), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (WMD = 0.09; 95% CI 0.01–0.17; P = 0.023) compared to NPOD patients. In contrast, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly lower in POD patients (WMD = −0.07; 95% CI −0.12 to −0.01; P = 0.026). Insufficient evidence was available to summarize the area under the curve (AUC) results.ConclusionsBlood lipid levels were significantly elevated in POD patients compared to NPOD patients. Hyperlipidemia was significantly associated with an increased risk of POD, highlighting its potential role as a risk factor.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1544838/fullmeta-analysispostoperative deliriumhyperlipidemiashypertriglyceridemiahypercholesterolemia
spellingShingle Li-quan Qiu
Jian-li Song
Li-cai Zhang
Bin Fan
Qiang Li
Bin Lu
Guan-yu Chen
Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
meta-analysis
postoperative delirium
hyperlipidemias
hypertriglyceridemia
hypercholesterolemia
title Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort association between hyperlipidemia and postoperative delirium risk a systematic review and meta analysis
topic meta-analysis
postoperative delirium
hyperlipidemias
hypertriglyceridemia
hypercholesterolemia
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1544838/full
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